Jack Gerard – the head of the American Petroleum Institute has threatened the President of the United States over the construction of the Keystone oil pipeline.

The pipeline obviously represents a huge commercial interest, and they are willing to fight for the money invovled.

The longstanding practice of bribery in the oil industry is discussed in this 10-minute Frontline excerpt. It is interesting for another reason: Dick Cheney undoubtedly had full knowledge of this and still he has managed to deny direct involvement.